Most of the common names of these trees are Māori in origin. Sign in to download full-size image FIGURE 2.54. Coniferous plantations on the South Island, New Zealand.Photo courtesy of Donald L. Grebner. The slow growth of native tree species and the general domestic demand for wood ...
In October 2020, I found anarticlefrom theNunatsiaq Newsabout the Canadian $2 bill printed by the Bank of Canada from 1975 to 1979. The bank note was the first Canadian bill to show Indigenous people. Through further research, I found two other articles about the same bill, another from ...
The names of land features are often reminiscent of the gods. The Paps’ of Jura in the islands of the Western Hebrides, for example, are quite possibly the breasts of Danu, the earth goddess. In Celtic tradition, trees are associated with ogham script, an early form of writing, and the...
“Love of the Lowly Corrects the Mighty”. In many remarkable historical events, it is often those whose names never appear in the history book as heroes, yet we know they were instrumental in making the events possible. When I served the Women in Leadership in the Association of Theological...